Former president Pervez Musharraf, in a video message on Wednesday, welcomed the formation of a political alliance between Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). Musharraf,......
During a session of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held on Wednesday, an audit report provided by the Interior Ministry revealed that Rs695mn spent during the 2014 Islamabad sit-in by the......
The PML-N on Wednesday "rejected" what it termed "inappropriate remarks" made by five justices of the Supreme Court in their detailed judgement on multiple review petitions filed against the July 28......
India arrested a teenager on Wednesday for allegedly slitting the throat of a seven-year-old schoolmate in hopes the murder would lead to an exam being postponed, federal investigators said.The......
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 210 points to close at 41,260.The index had opened lower, but gathered momentum towards the......
Pakistan were ripped apart by hosts Australia in their first match of the International Festival of Hockey at Melbourne's State Netball and Hockey Centre.The 1-9 defeat is Pakistan's worst-ever in......
The PML-N government has decided to cut the security detail being provided to members of the joint investigation team (JIT) which had probed allegations of financial misappropriation and money......
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday informed Senate in a written reply that — contrary to media reports that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor had been carrying a Pakistan passport and......
The counsel representing PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi alleged on Wednesday that the documents submitted by PTI leader Jahangir Tareen in the Supreme Court concerning 18,500 acres of contracted land were......
The leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) set aside their bitter rivalry on Wednesday to announce that they were gearing up for the eventual consolidation of......
The Supreme Court on Wednesday received an application asking the court to intervene and order the government to voice its concern against Saudi Arabia contracting out biometric verification of Haj......
The European Union's top diplomat said on Tuesday the bloc is working with Congress and the Trump administration to ensure America's new policy toward Iran doesn't lead it to violate a landmark......
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf to submit before the court a written response to an Islamabad High Court judge's plea for an open trial of a reference pending......
The fate of a constitutional amendment to freshly delimit constituencies based on the recently-held census was left hanging after parliamentary leaders in the National Assembly failed to arrive at an......
A four-member committee comprising members of the National Assembly was formed on Thursday to investigate whether a list allegedly created by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of over 37 lawmakers......
A Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Wednesday morning defused five bombs found near the entrance of the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro.At 8am, the squad had rushed to......
Myanmar on Wednesday hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could “seriously harm” efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority......
The United States on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against five people accused of involvement in a bribery scheme to help British defence giant Rolls-Royce win energy-related contracts in......
When India declared most bank notes unuseable a year ago in an effort to flush out tax cheats, one steel manufacturer was so spooked he resolved to do business by the book in future.But 12 months on......
President Donald Trump warned the "cruel dictatorship" of North Korea against underestimating the United States on Wednesday, but offered leader Kim Jong-Un a better alternative if he gives up his......
IF there is one reality that defines Pakistan’s media consistently across seven decades, it is its commercially powered growth. In 70 years it has mutated in quantum stages to multiple levels. The......
The accountability court hearing corruption cases against Nawaz Sharif and his family members has rejected an application filed by the ousted prime minister for clubbing together the three references......
Since late October, large swathes of Punjab remain engulfed in toxic smog. Air quality indicators show high levels of particulate matter, with breathing conditions in urban areas ranging from highly......
BARCELONA: Catalonia’s sacked leader on Tuesday called on pro-independence parties to unite for next month’s regional election as he aims to recapture power and push on with a divisive secession......
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson faced calls to quit Tuesday over a “slip of the tongue” that Iran is now using to partly justify further charges against an Iranian-British national......
RIYADH: The United States called on Tuesday for international action to hold Iran to account after Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of “direct military aggression” over a Yemeni rebel missile attack near......
LONDON: Britain’s International Development Secretary Priti Patel apologised on Monday for meeting the Israeli prime minister and other senior officials without her government’s permission while she......
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday affirmed the rights of devotees of faiths outside the country’s officially recognised religions, in a move activists welcomed as a “new chapter......
SEOUL: North Korea poses a worldwide threat that needs worldwide action, President Donald Trump said in Seoul Tuesday, but insisted “we are making a lot of progress in reining in the rogue state”.The......
NEW DELHI: “Amitabh Bachchan, named in both Panama & Paradise papers, ardently supported Modi’s demonetisation to ‘curb’ black money, corruption!” The comment on Facebook came on Tuesday from leftist......
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin stayed away from events marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution on Tuesday, an event that changed the world but has awkward associations for the former KGB operative......
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS: A family dispute may have sparked the rampage by a US Air Force veteran who killed 26 people with an assault rifle in a small-town church, the deadliest mass shooting in Texas......
LONDON: UK politician Carl Sargeant was found dead on Tuesday just days after resigning over misconduct allegations as part of a wider harassment scandal embroiling parliament, police said.Sargeant’s......
NEW DELHI: Pollution in the Indian capital hit a dangerous level on Tuesday, putting residents at risk, forcing the closure of schools, and bringing calls from doctors for the city’s half marathon to......
JAKARTA: The rich and famous in Asia were not spared in the latest leak of confidential financial data, which shows how Bermuda law firm Appleby allegedly helped the wealthy around the world to set......
SINCE Aug 25, 2017, the world has experienced one of the most brutal and fastest-growing humanitarian crises that led to the “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” involving the Rohingya community in......
THE deadlock between the major political parties over how to conduct the delimitation of constituencies after the latest census is an entirely unnecessary controversy that can, if prolonged, impact......
THE mess that is the drugs’ market in the country seems only to be growing worse. After various debacles concerning the industry, from problems of regulation and the implementation of law to the......
ONE of the driving forces behind the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was the idea that it would set an example. The primary target, in that respect, was the West — a Europe in the throes of a convoluted......
WITH the Soviet Union having broken up and China still going strong, it is time we examined — a century after the Russian revolution and more than a quarter century after the Soviet collapse — why......
SHAHZAD Saqib was a married man who wanted to marry again. Not bothering to get permission from his wife Ayesha Bibi, he proceeded to marry another woman. When she found out, she did what many more......
PAKISTAN was greeted by its people with joy and hope despite the awful accompaniment of mass atrocities and slaughter. The country had little. But the Pakistan Dream sustained it despite early signs......
PESHAWAR: Inspector General of Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Salahuddin Khan Mehsud has said the police department has offered the Pakistan Army to withdraw around two-thirds of its troops from......
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government made the province a role model for the entire country by strengthening institutions, said MNA Shehryar Khan Afridi.Addressing an advocacy seminar for......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has accused the federal government of ‘unnecessarily politicising’ the issue of Fata’s merger with the province.“Had the federal government......
ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance – including a cabinet minister – on Tuesday criticised government functionaries, while a majority of members decided to lodge......
CHAKWAL: PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that his party wanted the next general elections to be held on schedule.Mr Khan was speaking to the press after offering condolences for......
ISLAMABAD: Japan is not against the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and may also help in the project, said Japanese Ambassador Takashi Kurai on Tuesday at a public talk titled ‘Japan-Pakistan......
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Mazari tribe and its sub-clans will support police in a joint operation against the crime gangs in the riverine area of Rujhan Mazari tehsil of Rajanpur district to reestablish writ......
LAHORE: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, once again, took a dig at the judiciary and the military establishment following the release of the detailed judgement of the......
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday questioned “biased” accountability of the Sharifs while criticising political rivals of the PML-N.“Accountability is that which is across the board.......
KARACHI: The Karachi police on Tuesday seized five tonnes of prime quality charas worth more than Rs200 million in the international market in the Manghopir area, said to be the biggest such seizure......
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly witnessed pandemonium on Tuesday — which is a private members’ day — when opposition lawmakers protested against the attitude of the chair for not allowing them to discuss......
KARACHI: It is heartening to see emerging artists working shoulder to shoulder with the seasoned painters and sculptors of Pakistan. A strong evidence of it can be seen at the Arts Council of......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday informed the Sindh High Court that the result of the recently concluded census was not rigged and all the figures were absolutely authentic.A......
HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Commerce and Industries Manzoor Hussain Wassan on Tuesday observed that political figures in the country might face a very serious situation in the coming days and many......
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah has advised Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to upgrade the National Highway (N-5) to an eight-lane road instead of......
ADELAIDE: England fast bowler Steven Finn has been ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia after scans showed he has torn his left knee cartilage, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)......
LONDON: West Ham United have appointed David Moyes as their manager following the sacking of Slaven Bilic, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.Croatian Bilic was sacked on Monday as West Ham......
LAHORE: Pakistan will play their first match of the International Festival of Hockey against hosts Australia at the State Netball Hockey Centre in Melbourne on Wednesday.The four-nation tournament......
SYDNEY: Strike bowler Mitchell Starc became the first man to take two hat-tricks in the same first-class game in Australia on Tuesday as he hit ominous form ahead of the Ashes Test series against......
NAIROBI: Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has been suspended for four years for doping, Athletics Kenya said Tuesday.“Sumgong will serve the four-year ban as from April 3 when she was......
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it would be a ‘great loss’ for the Olympic movement if the Russian team were to be banned from the 2018 Winter Games over doping.The statement came after the New......
SAN PEDRO SULA: Aziz Behich says Australia will be ready to cope with an intimidating atmosphere here Friday when the Socceroos face Honduras in the first leg of their crucial World Cup......
LAHORE: Artema Medical and Dewa’s Own won the opening day matches of the Treet Polo Cup, which started at the Lahore Polo Club here on Tuesday.In the thrilling encounter six goals by Raja Arslan......
KARACHI: The City School PAF, Habib School, Trinity School, City School PECHS and CJM won their respective matches in the PNF Youth Girls Netball Cup that commenced here at the City School PAF campus......
ISLAMABAD: Bank of China (BoC) formally began its operations in Pakistan on Tuesday, with the official launch performed by President Mamnoon Hussain at Aiwan-e-Sadr.Addressing the launch ceremony,......
KARACHI: Profits of banks, excluding Habib Bank, declined two per cent in July-September on an annual basis, according to a research report.The prevailing low interest rate environment hurt banks’......
KARACHI: “Public-private partnership has assumed an important role in the development of Sindh and we are going to expand its scope for better services to our people,” said Chief Minsiter Murad Ali......
LAHORE: Bank of Punjab (BoP) will decide next month if it will make provisions for its longstanding bad debt disbursed prior to 2008 by using the cash it has raised through the issue of right shares......
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday marked another day of volatile trade in the absence of triggers, where the KSE-100 index saw a gain of just 18.45 points (0.04 per cent) at......
KARACHI: Cotton buying continued unabated on Tuesday as spinners rushed for quality lint. As a result, cotton prices moved on the higher side as most of the deals were finalised close to three-month......
ISLAMABAD: A high-level committee on Tuesday shortlisted six candidates out of 150 applicants for the post of six new commissioners in the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).There......
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Tuesday asked the statistics division to notify provisional census results at the earliest amidst fears that lingering controversy over delimitation could lead to a delay......
ISLAMABAD/LANDI KOTAL: A member of the Pakistani diplomatic staff in Afghanistan who was shot dead in Jalalabad on Monday was laid to rest at the capital’s H-8 graveyard on Tuesday.Two men on a......
MUZAFFARABAD: Though the number was minimal, traders on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) were in a buoyant mood on Tuesday as three trucks ferried mercantile goods across the Tetrinote-Chakan......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran agreed upon several measures to improve border control and security on Tuesday.The steps were announced after Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa met Iranian Defence Minister......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) — a constitutional body tasked with scrutinising conduct of superior court judges — deferred on Tuesday a reference against a sitting judge of the......
ISLAMABAD: Restoring oil-based power generation, Pakistan has sought Chinese technical help to fight repeated tripping triggered by smog in the transmission and distribution network.The most......
WASHINGTON: The United States wants to work with both Pakistan and Afghanistan to ensure that neither country’s soil is used against the other country, says Assistant Secretary of State Alice......
ISLAMABAD: With senators observing that the real power lies with the army irrespective of the scheme outlined in the Constitution, Professor Sajid Mir on Tuesday called for an accord among all......
KABUL: Gunmen disguised as policemen stormed a television station in Kabul on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two dozen others in the latest deadly attack targeting Afghan journalists.The......
ISLAMABAD: The United States has admitted to having witnessed disruption in cross-border movement of Afghan Taliban, the Senate’s foreign affairs committee was told on Tuesday.“The Americans have......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded that denying an asset or defending a trust deed — supposedly written in 2005 in a font that became commercially available in 2007 — was below the......
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was surprised to note on Tuesday that the national flag carrier is obtaining new planes while five of its aircraft were recently grounded.PAC chairman......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the counsel for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi point-blank which of his fundamental rights were breached that led him to......
ISLAMABAD: The leaders of parliamentary parties on Tuesday failed to break the deadlock over fresh delimitation of constituencies, but there was a general consensus among almost all political parties......
Uber Pakistan, a ride-hailing service, has introduced some new features incorporating driver feedback, which include arrival destination and time, long trip notification and paid waiting time among......
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings on Tuesday announced to appoint left-arm spinner Imad Wasim as captain of the team for the third edition of the league which will be played......
